our guest is senator john kennedy of massachusetts, who yesterday announced his entrance into the race for the democratic presidential nomination. he said under no circumstances will he accept the nomination for vice president. senator kennedy is the front-runner in most of the public opinion polls. as a member of the senate labor committee, he is certain to play a leading part in drafting legislation to deal with the steel dispute, if it is not settled. senator kennedy began his career in the house of representatives at the age of 29. he was elected to the senate in 1952 and re-elected with the largest majority in the history of his state. he is the winner of a pulitzer prize for his book, "profiles in courage." and now seated around the press table, ready to interview senator kennedy are richard wilson of the coles publications, john steel of time and life magazines, james reston of "the new york times," and lawrence e. spivak, our regular member of the "meet the press" panel. now, senator kennedy, if you are ready, we will start the questions with mr. spivak. >> in the announcement